THE MATCH FACTORY Directing Award for AND BREATHE NORMALLY

Sundance Film Festival 2018

Amazing news from Park City: Ísold Uggadóttir has won the World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award for her film AND BREATHE NORMALLY at the Sundance Film Festival!

THE MATCH FACTORY 5 Guldbagge awards for THE NILE HILTON INCIDENT

Guldbagge Awards 2018

Congratulations to Tarik Saleh's THE NILE HILTON INCIDENT. The film received five Guldbagge Awards at the ceremony in Sweden:

- Best Film- Best Actor (Fares Fares)- Best Costume Design- Best Sound Design - Best Scenography

THE MATCH FACTORY IN THE FADE wins at the Critics’ Choice Awards

23rd Critics' Choice Awards

Fatih Akin's IN THE FADE was named Best Foreign Language Film at the 23rd Critics' Choice Awards by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) in Santa Monica. Congratulations!

THE MATCH FACTORY AND BREATHE NORMALLY world premieres at Sundance

Sundance Film Festival 2018

We are proud to announce that Icelandic director Ísold Uggadóttir's first feature AND BREATHE NORMALLY will world premiere in Word Cinema Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival 2018!

THE MATCH FACTORY THREE PEAKS wins Variety Piazza Grande Award

70th Locarno Festival

Congratulations to Jan Zabeil and THREE PEAKS for receiving the Variety Piazza Grande Award at the 70th Locarno Festival!

THE MATCH FACTORY World Premiere of Semih Kaplanoğlu's GRAIN

Sarajevo Film Festival 2017

We are proud that Semih Kaplanoğlu's GRAIN, his new feature after the universally acclaimed YUSUF TRILOGY (EGG/MILK/HONEY), will world premiere in Competition at the 23rd Sarajevo Film Festival this year!

THE MATCH FACTORY Three titles premiering in Locarno

70th Locarno Festival

We are extremely proud to represent three titles world premiering at the 70th Locarno Festival this year! They are:

THE MATCH FACTORY Beyond the Mountains and Hills wins at UK Jewish Film Festival

UK Jewish Film Festival 2016

THE MATCH FACTORY Nominations for the European Film Awards 2016 announced

European Film Awards 2016

The nominations for the European Film Awards 2016 have been announced in Seville and TONI ERDMANN is represented in five out of five possible categories: European Film, Director, Screenwriter, Actor and Actress.

Congratulations to Maren Ade and the team!

THE MATCH FACTORY Me & Kaminski wins Best Film Music Award

German Film Music Awards 2016

The score of Wolfgang Becker's ME AND KAMINSKI was named Best Film Music at the annual German Film Music Awards on October 28. Congratulations to composer Lorenz Dangel and the team!

THE MATCH FACTORY at Nordic Film Days Lübeck 2016

58. Nordic Film Days Lübeck

The international premiere of Sara Johnsen's ROSEMARI will open the 58. edition of the Nordic Film Days Lübeck on November 2.

THE MATCH FACTORY at Festival du nouveau cinéma 2016

Festival du nouveau cinéma 2016

TONI ERDMANN was awarded Best Feature Film in International Competition (LOUVE D'OR) and Best Actor - Peter Simonischek at Festival du nouveau cinéma in Montreal, Canada over the weekend. Congratulations!

THE MATCH FACTORY at Sitges 2016

Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival 2016

A DRAGON ARRIVES! was just named Best Film of the New Visions Plus section at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival 2016. Congratulations to the cast and crew!

THE MATCH FACTORY 4 Titles at this year's San Sebastian Film Festival

San Sebastian Film Festival 2016

We are happy to announce that four of our titles will
be presented at the San Sebastian Film Festival:

SWEET DREAMS by Marco Bellocchio (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs)"a gentle, eminently watchable return to some of the key themes that have haunted [Bellocchio's] 50 years of filmmaking" - The Hollywood Reporter -

THE MATCH FACTORY Doris Dörrie's GREETINGS FROM FUKUSHIMA to get 3 awards at this year's Berlinale

Berlinale 2016

THE MATCH FACTORY Two awards for two of our titles at this year's edition of the Göteborg IFF

Göteborg FF 2016

The weekend brought good news from the Göteborg Film Festival!Pietro Marcello's LOST AND BEAUTIFUL is the winner of The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award 2016 and THE SECOND MOTHER by Anna Muylaert was awarded the Public Choice Award for best feature film.

THE MATCH FACTORY Best Director award for Felix van Groeningen for BELGICA at Sundance

Sundance FF 2016

Good news arrive from the other side of the ocean. Felix van Groeningen has been awarded as best director for BELGICA at this year's edition of the Sundance Film Festival!

THE MATCH FACTORY 5 Guldbaggen Awards for DRIFTERS by Peter Grönlund

Swedish Film Awards 2016

Good news arrive from Sweden! DRIFTERS by Peter Grönlund won 5 Guldbaggen Swedish Film Awards including:

Best Actress for Malin LevanonBest Script for Peter GrönlundBest TrailerBest CostumesBest Set Design

THE MATCH FACTORY 7 Titles in this year's Berlinale edition

Berlinale 2016

All the films of this year's Berlinale line-up have been published already, being seven of our titles among the announced ones:

Adana Golden Ball Film Festival 2015

More good news for ‪FRENZY by Emin Alper. The film won 5 awards in its national premiere in Adana Golden Ball Film Festival's National Competition: Best Film, Best Editing, Best Art Director, Promising Actor (Berkay Ates) and People's Choice for Best Film.

THE MATCH FACTORY FRENZY by Emin Alper and BLOOD OF MY BLOOD by Marco Bellocchio awarded at VENICE IFF 2015

Venice IFF 2015

Good news arrive from this year's VENICE IFF edition. FRENZY by Emin
Alper was awarded with the Special Jury prize and the Arca Cinemagiovani Best Movie award; and BLOOD
OF MY BLOOD by Marco Bellocchio received the critics Fipresci prize.

THE MATCH FACTORY 6 Titles on the other side of the ocean at Toronto IFF 2015

Toronto 2015

The Toronto International Film Festival have expanded their line up for this year's edition. The next titles will so far represent The Match Factory in Toronto this September:

Karlovy Vary IFF 2015

Congratulations to all the team of BOX by by Florin Șerban for the Fipresci Award the film received in Karlovy Vary International Film Festival!

THE MATCH FACTORY One world premiere and five titles in Karlovy Vary IFF 2015

Karlovy Vary IFF 2015

This year's Karlovy Vary's line up brings five titles of ours:

COMPETITION:- BOX by Florin Șerban (world premiere)

ANOTHER VIEW:- ARABIANNIGHTS by Miguel Gomes- PETTINGZOO by Micah Magee

VARIETY CRITICS' CHOICE:- SWORNVIRGIN by Laura Bispuri

HORIZONS:- 45YEARS by Andrew Haigh

THE MATCH FACTORY Best Director Award for Anna Muylaert (THE SECOND MOTHER) at Valletta IFF 2015

Valletta IFF 2015

More good news arrive this time from Malta! Anna Muylaert received the Best Director award for THE SECOND MOTHER (Que horas ela volta?) at the first edition of the Valletta Film Festival.

THE MATCH FACTORY Sebastian Schipper's VICTORIA awarded with 6 Lolas including Best Film and Best Director

Deutscher Filmpreis 2015

VICTORIA by Sebastian Schipper was the clear winner of the German Film Academy Awards 2015 (Deutscher Filmpreis) being awarded for 6 out of the 7 nominations it received including Best Film, Best Director Sebastian Schipper, Best Actress Laia Costa, Best Actor Frederick Lau, Best Kamera Sturla Brandth Grøvlen & Best Music Nils Frahm.

Congrarulations for this amazing achievement!

THE MATCH FACTORY World Premiere of BRAND NEW-U by Simon Pummell and 45 YEARS by Andrew Haigh at 2015 Edinburgh IFF

Edinburgh 2015

Two of our titles will be at this year's edition of the Edinburgh IFF competing for the Michael Powell Award in the Best of British section. BRAND NEW-U by Simon Pummell will premiere worldwide on Saturday the 20th. Attendees of the festival will have also the chance of watching 45 YEARS by Andrew Haigh.

THE MATCH FACTORY Anna Muylaert's THE SECOND MOTHER selected for Sundance Competition

Sundance 2015

We are happy to make the acquisition of THE SECOND MOTHER by Anna Muylaert official. And we are also happy to announce that it will be world premiering at Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Competition as the only one Latin American film.

THE MATCH FACTORY Le Meraviglie by Alice Rohrwacher awarded at the Mar de Plata International Film Festival

Mar de Plata IFF 2014

Good news arrive from Argentina. LE MERAVIGLIE by Alice Rohrwacher has won the Astor de Plata Award for best script at the Mar de Plata International Film Festival 2014.

Additionally the ACCA (Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográficos de Argentina) awarded Rohrwacher's title with the Best Film of the International Competition Prize.

THE MATCH FACTORY Phoenix by Christian Petzold awarded at the Lisbon and Estorill Film Festival

Lisbon and Estoril Film Festival 2014

Congratulations to Christian Petzold for the Special Jury Award Joåo Bénard da Costa PHOENIX won yesterday at the Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival!

THE MATCH FACTORY Le Meraviglie, White God and The Good Life awarded

Seville European FF, Eurimages Award, Braunschweig IFF

Very good Saturday news. Three of our films just were awarded!

SEVILLE EUROPEAN FF: LE MERAVIGLIE by Alice Rohrwacher won the Special jury Award and Maria Alexandra Lungu got the Best Actress Award for her role as Gelsomina.

EURIMAGES AWARD: WHITE GOD by Kornél Mundruczó was awarded with the Eurimages Award.

BRAUNSCHWEIG IFF: THE GOOD LIFE by Jean Denizot received the "Heinrich" Audience Award.

Congratulations to all three!

THE MATCH FACTORY Le Meraviglie by Alice Rohrwacher awarded as Best Film in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi IFF 2014 Best Film for Le Meraviglie by Alice Rohrwacher

Very good news from the Emirates, whereLE MERAVIGLIE by Alice Rohrwacher has been awarded
best film of the New Horizons Competition (for 1st and 2nd feature) with
the Black Pearl Award at the 2014 Abu Dhabi IFF.

THE MATCH FACTORY Inbetween Worlds by Feo Aladag awarded with the Best Film Prize in São Paulo

Feo Aladag awarded at São Paulo IFF 2014

We are proud to congratulate Feo Aladag for the Best Film award INBETWEENWORLDShas won at the São Paulo IFF 2014 in the category of New Filmmakers Competition for 1st and 2nd feature film).

THE MATCH FACTORY White God to receive an Honourable Mention in Austria

LET'S CEE 2014

Good news from Austria, where WHITE GOD by Kornél Mundruczó, Opening Film of the festival, has received an Honourable Mention of the jury. Viktória Petranyi and Zsófia Psotta were there, too.

THE MATCH FACTORY in Rome with Christoph Hochhäusler and Christian Petzold

Rome International Film Festival and The Business Street 2014

We are excited and looking forward to the participation of our two titles at the 2014 Rome IFF:

THE MATCH FACTORY: PHOENIX by Christian Petzold and TIGERS by Danis Tanović awarded at the San Sebastian International Film Festival

The Match Factory at San Sebastian International Film Festival 2014

We are happy to announce the FIPRESCI AWARDPHOENIX by Christian Petzold has won at 2014 San Sebastian International Film Festival. As for TIGERS by Danis Tanović the film obtained the GUIPUZCOAN BLOOD-DONORS’ ASSOCIATION CORRESPONDING TO THE SOLIDARITY AWARD.

Toronto International Film Festival 2014

We are proud to announce that PHOENIX by Christian Petzold (starring Ronald Zehrfeld and Nina Hoss), ITSI BITSI by Ole Christian Madsen and TIGERS by Danis Tanović will have its world premiere at Toronto IFF.

THE MATCH FACTORY: LISTEN UP PHILIP by Alex Ross Perry obtains Special Jury Prize in Locarno

THE MATCH FACTORY at 67th Locarno International Film Festival

We proudly congratulate Alex Ross Perry and his crew for LISTEN UP PHILIP's Special Jury Prize at this year's edition of Locarno International Film Festival.

THE MATCH FACTORY at 71st Venice International Film Festival with four titles

THE CUT, BYPASS, ALTMAN and LA TRATTATIVA at 71st Venice Film Festival

We are very proud to announce the participation of four titles of ours at the 71st Venice International Film Festival:

THE MATCH FACTORY - LE MERAVIGLIE WINS FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2014

THE MATCH FACTORY AT FILM FEST MÜNCHEN

The Match Factory wants to congratulate the team ofLE MERAVIGLIE by Alice Rohrwacher for their success in this year's edition of Filmfest München, where the film has won the Cinevision Award 2014.

The jury statement was: "The Cinevision Award 2014 goes to 'Le Meraviglie' by Alice Rohrwacher. The film has everything we love to see in cinema: An original voice, always suprising and a wonderful cast. With a personal visual language, Alice Rohrwacher creates a precise and poetic universe of an unusual family and their struggle to survive. The film enchanted us."

VERY PROUD OF ALICE ROHRWACHER & KORNÉL MUNDRUCZÓ

Two Awards in Cannes 2014

Great news arrive from this year's Festival de Cannes, where two out of our three titles that took part of the festival have been awarded.

LE MERAVIGLIE by Aliche Rohrwacher received the Grand Prix du Jury in the Competition section and WHITE GOD by Kornél Mundruczó won the Prize of Un Certain Regard.

Congratulations to both teams for their great work!

THREE TITLES OF THE MATCH FACTORY AT CANNES

Cannes Film Festival 2014

We are proud to unveil the three titles that have been officially selected for this year's edition of Cannes Film Festival:

BEST FILM AWARD FOR ZERO MOTIVATION

Tribeca IFF 2014

Great news arrive from the other side of the ocean. Talya Lavie's ZERO MOTIVATION was awarded with The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature and the Nora Ephron Prize at this year's edition of Tribeca IFF.

Congratulations to all the team!

ALPHABET and WETLANDS to compete for this year's Lolas

German Film Awards 2014

We proudly announce the nominations for the German Film Awards 2014. Erwin Wagenhofer's ALPHABET aspires to get the Best Documentary Award. Carla Juri is nominated as Best Actress for her incarnation of Helen Memel in David Wnendt's WETLANDS, which also competes for the Best Edition award.

FIVE TITLES AT THIS YEAR'S BERLINALE

Berlinale 2014

It's official: we are proud to announce our 5 titles that will take part in this year's Berlinale.